 | Harvey Marion Trimble - Illinois - 1898 - 466 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole—Hood's army—it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light. But what next? I suppose it will be safer to leave General Grant and yourself to decide." . On the 2ist, at 10 o'clock am, the Ninety-Third... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Grady - Secession - 1899 - 488 pages
...friend. — Ibid., page 741. Mr. Lincoln, closing a letter of thanks for all this vandalism, says: "Please make my grateful acknowledgments to your whole army, officers and men." — Ibid., page 809. And public sentiment in the Northern States to-day, if we may judge by McClure's... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - Presidents - 1900 - 322 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...whole army— officers and men. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN. Although the great majority of the country agreed with Mr. Lincoln that the issue between... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1900 - 322 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...Please make my grateful acknowledgments to your whole array— officers and men. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN. Although the great majority of the country... | |
 | Henry Ketcham - Presidents - 1901 - 516 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...and yourself to decide. " Please make my grateful acknowledgment to your whole army — officers and men. " Yours very truly, " A. LINCOLN." The principal... | |
 | John George Nicolay - 1902 - 606 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole — Hood's army — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...acknowledgments to your whole army, officers and men." It was again General Sherman who planned and decided the next step of the campaign. Grant sent him... | |
 | William Eleroy Curtis - Presidents - 1902 - 476 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole — Hood's army — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...grateful acknowledgments to your whole army, officers and Lincoln's relations with Sheridan were limited. They never met but twice, and there was very little... | |
 | William Eleroy Curtis - 1902 - 482 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole—Hood's army—it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light....grateful acknowledgments to your whole army, officers and Lincoln's relations with Sheridan were limited. They never met but twice, and there was very little... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1903 - 394 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole, — Hood's army, — it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great...acknowledgments to your whole army — officers and men. [Letter to General Grant, Washington, 19 January 1865.] Please read and answer this letter as though... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1903 - 460 pages
...service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish the old opposing force of the whole,—-Hood's army,—it brings those who sat in darkness to see a great light....Please make my grateful acknowledgments to your whole army—officers and men. [Letter to General Grant, Washington, 19 January 1865.] Please read and answer... | |
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... indeed a great success. Not only does it afford the obvious and immediate military advantages ; but in showing to the world that your army could be divided, putting the stronger part to an important new service, and yet leaving enough to vanquish... 
